Going on close to 50 hours of burn in I have to say the sounds on both have tightened up nicely but the one that is shocking me right now . Guys. What I am hearing on the FXZ200 is nothing short of astounding.. This sound. The mids are so nice. so smooth. so textured so lush. Vocals will make you shiver. The sound is getting outworldly...If you close your eyes you are completely and utterly engulfed in the sound that is coming out of the FXZ200..Now I see why these cost more..Listening to Tchaikovsky- String quartet No1..I feel like my mind is floating with the strings. So much emotion in the music. This sound. The space in the instruments the raw power and natural reverb I am hearing in the recording is insane.
I remember when Danny first got the FXZ200 I predicted these would start to show why they cost more with more use/ burn in. I am happy to report. This is in fact what is happening to the sounds. The FXZ100 I feel has improved and the sounds is simply gorgeous. Just a crazy high end sound that I am loving right now but the refinements in the FXZ200 are clearly showing up for the party. On a bit of a side note. Passive isolation is actually very decent on the phones. Not the best I have heard but not average either. I would say my ASG-1s have the best passive isolation. These are very similar to my XB90s in isolation. With music playing even at moderate low levels you will be shut out of the world around you.
I am going to warn guys about these FXZ200. I don't care if you believe in burn in or not. The improvements in the sound I am hearing now did not get there with me just using it..My Drum n Bass technique has once again shown me the true colors on an earphone and this time. What sound that was there has now come full bloom.. The depth and scope of this sound is clearly on a level I have not heard before. Strings, instruments, vocals, emotion..All of it in such full rounded detail. And the one element that I am a huge fan of. Texture..If it is a big sound with no texture you just get a big hollow sound. These earphones have the massive scale and all of it is textured. Truly dynamic in how it sounds. You can sense how much force a performer is pushing the keys. The resolution in the mids is so great I have never heard an earphone make Pianos sound like it is covering almost the entire sound frequency. As deep as it is wide. And none of it sounds artificial or enhanced. Absolutely a wonderful sound. Astounding sound..You guys read it here first. As long as JVC is making these FXZ100 FXZ200s. I will always own a pair.
I have bought some nice cans lately and none of them are getting any head time right now..Not good.
Now I'm really thinking about getting FXZ200 instead of the AKG K167.